Customer Reviews

Starstruck (Thoroughbred (Prebound))

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Wow this book is incredible. I really have to hand it to the author, she really pulled it off. It was better than even the Jennifer Chu books (even though she writes great ones as well).

Christina is accepting mediocre rides, instead of the top-class ones she could be taking. A stalker begins to follow Star, and Christina moves him to Tall Oaks and then to Townsend Acres. Christina starts to fall apart on the track, losing her cool during races and drifting away from her responsibilities. Both Kevin and Melanie are having problems with Jazz and Lindsay. Kevin has decided to become a trainer, and he's going to go help his father. Melanie is swept off her feet in New York, with rides and races. Everything is going in a blur, and Christina is scared out of her mind. If the books keep going this way, they'll be as good as the Old Generation books! Believe me, this is what this series needs.

okay, so i'm going to preface this by saying that this is the best new generation book i've ever read. better than any jennifer chu book, better than any others. mary anderson really pulled this one off. and no, i'm not just saying it cause i got a dedication it was like...everything that we had been complaining about came together in this book and suddenly was better. there ISN'T anything to complain about here.

so anyway, like i said, this was a great book. chris wasn't a brat, at all. she was a likeable character. we saw an explination of her actions, and what was remarkable, that chris realized she'd been a bit of a brat, and made a marked decision to be more respectful and thankful. there wasn't just some random change. also, there were the heartwarming family scenes, the return of kevin as an important character, and the development of the bond between chris and star. this books makes it easy to believe that once star stops racing, chris will move into vet school. really, this book addressed a lot of complaints we'd made about....well, everything. and turned them around. plus, it didn't seem like overkill. i'm actually excited to read more about this version of chris and star! a very different feeling from the one i got at the end of #62.

the only real mistake was that catwink, who was claimed in #57, was magically back at whitebrook. but other than that...i give this book 4 stars for quality and one for effort, so all together, that's five stars.

recent books indicate the series will continue on this track, and i hope the editors reconsider their decision to end the series.

This is one of the best books in the series! Christina is happy with Wonder's Star's wins on the track. But along with fame comes danger. Someone has been following Star around lately. Star's 'Stalker' has been giving strange visits to him and gifts. Christina starts to worry about Star. She has to move him to different stables everywhere [the stalker follows him to the other stables as well.] Chris gets so scared she has to scratch Star from the Travers. But everything turns out O.K. in the end.
One thing though, why is Star's girth attached to the saddle pad? And why does the saddle have no stirrups? And in the books they say Star is a chestnut. But on the cover he looks more like a bay?

Despite what the first reviewer said of "worst ever" this is by far the best new generation book. Christina is written as a child who is turning into an adult, a real 18 year old basically. The book kept me engaged for hours at a strech; this was the first new generation book since Star's birth that I wasn't finished with in a day. If you are or were a fan of the Thoroughbred series, this book reminds me of when Joanna Campbell was still writing the series.

If you are even thinking about getting this book, DO IT! It's well worth the money!

I liked this book, but it was not my favorite. I think Christina was a little too protective of Star. I mean I would be worried too if it was my horse. But, why did she move Star to Townsend Acres? Well, it has great safety, but will Brad have something up his sleeve? But I liked how it added the mystery! It overall was a good book!

This book was neat. I liked how the aythor kept u in suspense. It's also neat to see Christina go to Brad for help. I'm not bying Brad as a nice guy though. One thing I didn't like was how much it got Christina worked up. I liked the fact that the girl sent little notes and things to Christina. But since she loved Star alot I can understand why she would be alittle upset. A very good book with a mystery.

Starstruck was a very predictable book. All along you knew would star's "stalker" was. I wont give it away....although you could probably figure it out within the first few pages. it was a good book...just a little too predictable. It didnt hold my interest like a few of the other ones did because i already knew who the stalker was. I reccomend it to anyone collecting the series (i am so of course i bought it) Anywhoo...Basically star and christina are being stalked by a racing fan. chris gets creeped out so she moves star to tall oaks. then when that plan fails she moves star with her for a short while in New York (he was supposed to race there) the stalker knew about the race and followed them there. Chris pulled star from the race and hides him at townsend acres. Can you guess what happens? o dear! the stalker finds them there too....then poof....the stalker is never heard of again. I dont really have too many complaints about the book...in fact i think the series is going uphill again. but some of the things that really do bother me is the fact BRAD WAS BEING NICE <-ummm whats up with that?, all the people relationships are repeating (chris and parker were too busy for eachother...now mel and jazz are too busy for eachother...and so is kevin and lindsey), and no offense but the cover art really...er sucks! what happened?!?!? they used to look so great...now it looks like something my little sister might draw...anyway it was a good book for the thoroughbred series. If you want to find another great series, i reccomend the HEARTLAND series...they are just as well written (if not sometimes better)than the TB series.

I must say that the Thoroughbred series is becoming less and less well written. They are getting shorter and more predictable, and like a fellow reviewer mentioned, the cover art just plain sucks. It looks as though it was designed by someone with no knowledge whatsoever of horses. Galloping a horse in a halter. Riding on a saddle pad with no girth. I didn't find this book to be very enjoyable. Just reading the back of the book, it was clear who the stalker would be. There could at least have been some suspects. In fact, the sheer predictabiliy made me disappointed in Christina's intelligence. If I could figure it out, shouldn't she have been able to? Only my faith in the Thoroughbred series let me rate it 3 stars.

I really enjoyed this book, and especially the bio at the back as i own Bold rulers great great grandson, Look No Further!

THOROUGHBRED IS MY FAVORITE SERIES,BUT THEY ARE GETTING WORSE.CHRIS IS PARANOID,AND PARKER IS NEVER THERE.MELANIE IS ACTING STUPID AND ALL JAZZ DOES IS GO ON TOURS.I DONT KNOW WHY THEY ARE MAKING BRAD SO NICE, BUT THAT ISNT HIS CHARACTER.THE NEXT ONE SOUNDS MORE EXCITING.
EVER HOPEFUL